The Night of the Hunter (1955)

  • NR
  • 07/26/1955 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 33m

It’s a hard world for little things.

Overview

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Charles Laughton

Screenplay, Director

Davis Grubb

Novel

James Agee

Screenplay

Cast

Billy Chapin's headshot

Billy Chapin

John Harper
Robert Mitchum's headshot

Robert Mitchum

Harry Powell
Sally Jane Bruce's headshot

Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper
Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper
Shelley Winters's headshot

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper
James Gleason's headshot

James Gleason

Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden's headshot

Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon
Peter Graves's headshot

Peter Graves

Ben Harper

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